Tuesday, March 3rd 2020
AMD Preparing New RX 590 GME Graphics Card for Release
Expreview has caught the sighting of an apparently upcoming AMD graphics card based around the RX 590 SKU. The new revision, being named the RX 590 GME, apparently features lower clocks than the base Polaris 30 RX 590 ~around 1,385 MHz boost compared to the vanilla RX590's 1545 MHz. That clockspeed puts the RX 590 GME slightly above the RX 580 in terms of specs, but way below the RX 590, which should lead to a distinct performance variation between the two.
It's unclear as to what GPU die this new Polaris-based graphics card will be using. If I were a betting man, I'd say these are being harvested from 12 nm Polaris 30 dies that haven't been able to sustain the 1545 MHz clockspeeds rated for RX 590 chips - but still being put to use and very likely with a better power/performance ratio than the RX 590. For now, the model is only available for pre-order through a Chinese e-tailer, which could mean this is a China-only release.
Sources:
Expreview, via Videocardz
It's unclear as to what GPU die this new Polaris-based graphics card will be using. If I were a betting man, I'd say these are being harvested from 12 nm Polaris 30 dies that haven't been able to sustain the 1545 MHz clockspeeds rated for RX 590 chips - but still being put to use and very likely with a better power/performance ratio than the RX 590. For now, the model is only available for pre-order through a Chinese e-tailer, which could mean this is a China-only release.
34 Comments on AMD Preparing New RX 590 GME Graphics Card for Release
There are plenty enough ex-mining cards to fill the demand. And for cheaper. Hell, I have several on my shelf waiting for me to do something with them.
I could name a few more reasons, but I think it's obvious that there's always a place and demand for such card.
Another thing to note, is that when RX590 initially released, it was a desperate move by AMD, so they pushed that 12nm Polaris as far as they could.
It was really popular to undervolt and sometimes underclock these, and results were pretty impressive.
By dropping clocks that low and slightly undervolting you can get that card down to sub-175W (or lower, if there are any tweaks on the silicon level), which means you can use smaller and cheaper cooling, simpler/cheaper VRM, and only require a single 8-pin connector for power (including a decent margin for end-user OC).
Out of all the outlets, miraculously, WCFTech did a nice piece on this topic:
The cult following is optional.
My only complaint is why couldn't they just call it an "RX 585" to denote that it sits between an RX 580 and an RX 590? It's just as bad as their bizarre 580 SP variant and the 560 SP? variant. They don't lose anything name-wise, and it'd be a heck of a lot better than NVIDIA's Ti/Super/KO nonsense.
The Average Joe walks into the electronics store looking for a budget 1080p card and he sw the RX 580 and RX 590 being recommended after their prices dropped significantly over the months, then proceed to look around and find the RX590GME on the shelves staring back at him. He is like that's cheap for a 590, but since it ain't called a 580 he'll be like the number is still higher and so it's still a good deal in his minds eye.
XFX Radeon RX 590 GME = 1199 Chinese Yuan or $170 US
Sapphire RX 590 Nitro+ = 1299 Chinese Yuan or $185 US
PowerColor Radeon RX 590 GME Red Dragon = 1349 Chinese Yuan or $195 US
ASRock Radeon RX 590 GME PG = 1399 Chinese Yuan or $200 US
wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-590-gme-polaris-gpu-2020-launch/
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Where I live, RX580 8Gb is, like, 2 times cheaper than RX5500... (yes, it's 580, not a typo). Right now, I don't see any reason why this new card shouldn't exist - they don't make as much money as they would with something bleeding edge, but then again - there is nothing bleeding edge with this card. It's either that or APU, and APU cost something more than the same without integrated graphics (and we're not talking newest and greatest APUs, and especially those not-yet-released-but-widely-speculated-on).
I seriously doubt that 175+g pricelist is the same for markets where it's meant for, or that it will stay that for long. Budget card for budget builds...
It's just... nothing alike what most people expect to come out next, barely worth a PR... can't understand the reasons for all the hatred...
10 years ago you could buy a high-end, top of the line Radeon HD 4890 for $200.
Today you want to convince us that a 5-year-old GPU is worth it when it has no basic feature set compliance.
Try to run 4K or 8K, I am pretty sure that 8K video won't even run on it.